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Falling Vine Winery
(North Dakota State University, 2005)For the past year or so, I have taken a class in vinification and worked in the beverage industry. I have discovered a great love for wine. I have immersed myself in the complicated process of vinification. For me art, ... -
Culinary School for Healthy Eating: Healthy Choices Without Sacrificing Taste
(North Dakota State University, 2005)An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Food is a very important aspect that can make a big difference in our lives yet is very often neglected. The main research area of this project will be designing a culinary ... -
Minneapolis Mixed Use City Center for Arts and Culture
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The urban area, the heart and soul of a city; the people its living breathing separately, uniquely performing varied actions and activities with individual intentions but still all manage to move as one. One pulse ... -
Headwaters Interpretive Center: Preserving the Past While Sustaining the Future of Itasca State Park
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Itasca State Park has been a popular tourist attraction in northern Minnesota for many decades. Containing the Headwaters to the Mississippi River along with some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the state has ... -
Aberdeen Convention Center
(North Dakota State University, 2005)I, Ryan J. Schlosser, am proposing the design of a multi-use convention center in the heart of Aberdeen, SD. The site sits along US HWY 12 and Brown County 19. The main proposal is the design of a facility that would ... -
Lake Bountiful Ecological Retreat: Transitions from Natural to Built
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Tastefully Simple is a food designer and distribution company with its headquarters in Alexandria, MN. Aaron Olsen did a landscape architecture thesis project last year for this corporation master planning a convention ... -
Active Adult Community: Senior Housing to Promote Active Intellects
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Through this thesis project I addressed Fargo, North Dakota’s growing population that demands housing for individuals of all income levels. I proposed an active adult community located in downtown that will provide ... -
Rescue, Rehabilitation, Return: Marine on St. Croix Wildlife Rehabilitation and Environmental Education Center
(North Dakota State University, 2005)As a thesis project, I propose the design of a wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education center. It will be located in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota. Wildlife will be cared for in this therapeutic space after ... -
Facility for Industrial Technology and Power Generation
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The University of Minnesota is currently among the top four leaders in the nation for industrial and mechanical engineering research. Their demand for innovative testing and research facilities grows as new discoveries ... -
Train Station and Historical Interpretation Center
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The building type that is being proposed is a passenger train station combined with an interpretation center creating a multi-use structure. Train travel is an experience that is under emphasized as a means of travel ... -
Resource and Diagnostic Center for Developmental Disabilities
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Psychology as it relates to architecture was investigated in order to determine appropriate design requirements for a resource and diagnostic center for individuals with developmental disabilities. The fundamental ... -
The Regeneration of Lake George: A New Library for St. Cloud
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Outdoor activities play an important role in everyone’s lives. As a child, I was able to count on an assortment of activities provided at St. Cloud’s Lake George Park Recreation Area. Within the past decade, this area ... -
A Home to Run to: YWCA Shelter Complex for Fargo, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The purpose of this thesis project is to create a place for the Young Women’s Christian Association to provide assistance to troubled women and children in the Fargo area and surrounding communities. This project will ... -
NDSU Hockey Arena: A Gateway to Community and Athletics
(North Dakota State University, 2005)NDSU Club Hockey was established in 1983. The success of the program was seen at a national level as NDSU teams won national championships in seven of their first eight seasons. With the help of faculty and students, ... -
Color, Light, Form & Sound: A New Religious Building for Common Ground Church
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Commonly, the word 'church' is most often associated with Christians, and the word 'church' is both defined as the building for worship, as well as the congregation. The religious building is a space used to worship and ... -
Creating Something Old: Bringing New Housing Back Within City Limits
(North Dakota State University, 2005)How long should a building last; twenty years, thirty years? What if a building is still standing? There is a better answer than demolition and forgetting. Buildings can be rebuilt, reused and recycled back into ... -
Science Museum of Fargo: A Study of the Social Values of Cultural Buildings
(North Dakota State University, 2005)There are certain values that have been assigned throughout history to cultural buildings that are dedicated to the arts and sciences. The result of a search to further understand these values will lead to architectural form ... -
Contemporary American Culture & Architecture in Relation to the Use, Intake, and Characteristics of Advertisements and the Media: A Research Institution and Public Information Center
(North Dakota State University, 2005)By analysis of the contemporary American Culture, specifically media driven consumerism, architecture can be informed and designed to react to and embrace current trends. In order for architecture to be as ubiquitous as ... -
Air and Space Museum of Minnesota: A Recreation of History Through Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2005)At 10:35 am, December 17, 1903 for a mere 12 seconds, changed our future forever. The discovery of flight was one of the greatest accomplishments during the 20th century and should be celebrated in such a way. The ... -
Building Community: A Mixed Use Urban Redevelopment Project With an Emphasis on Community Sustainability, St. Paul, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2005)This thesis will be a study of mixed use facilities in an urban area in an effort to find a design that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but encourages community growth and development. Research will look into reasons ...